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NRVC Staff

As she prepares to retire, we honor her outstanding editing of HORIZON, the NRVC Focus on Ministry monthly newsletter, VISION Vocation Guide, NRVC’s websites and social media.

--- Board & staff

Collaborator News and Events

March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30

--- Collaborator Information

Collaborator News and Events

April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference,

--- Collaborator Information

Collaborator News and Events

April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando, FL April 25, 2025, Saint Louis University Vocation Fair, contact susanne.chawszczewski@slu.edu  April 30-May 2, 2025 Catholic Volunteer Network Conference,

--- Collaborator Information

Collaborator News and Events

National Eucharistic Congress, July 17-21, 2024 July 26-28, 2024, NBSC, Black Catholic Women's Conference, Louisville, KY July 28-31, Black Catholic Joint Conference, Louisville, KY August 1-4, 2024

--- Collaborator Information

Updates

The series began in September 2021 and will include five more sessions.

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 4 Fall--What draws people to religious life?

NRVC in the news

., May 15, 2025.   House of Discernment blends vocations and intercongregational community, written by Julie Ferraro, National Catholic Reporter, March 6, 2025. A

--- Media/press

Collaborator News and Events

Feb. 14-16, 2025, Dallas Catholic Youth Conference February 20-23, 2025, LA Religious Education Congress March 18-20, 2025 Vocations Jamboree, Bismarck, ND April 22-24, 2025 NCEA Conference, Orlando

--- Collaborator Information

Sister Mary Yun, O.P.

After I made my perpetual profession in August 2015 I became the vocation director.

--- November 2016 newsletter
--- I am NRVC!

Collaborator News and Events

July 28 - August 3, 2025, Jubilee Celebration of Young People in Rome July 29-31, 2025, ¡El Futuro is Here!

--- Collaborator Information

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- Spring & summer events

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Monthly NRVC newsletter

Monthly NRVC newsletter Focus on Vocation Ministry Monthly newsletters November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017

--- Member Area News

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Member Area news

General member area information Member Directory and interactive map Delaware Valley Next gathering:  August 27, 2025 via Zoom Minutes from April 15, 2025 and February 12, 2025 Minutes from October

--- Member Area News

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- World Youth Day

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023

2023 World Youth Day, Portugal August 1-6, 2023 Mark your calendars for World Youth Day celebrated August 1-6, 2023.  Check the official website frequently for updated information.

--- World Youth Day

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Updates

appear in the Winter 2025 edition of HORIZON and eventually on YouTube.

--- HORIZON No. 4 Fall 2024--Vocation discernment

Four tips toward a better newsletter

Four tips toward a better newsletter Quick ideas to put oomph in your newsletter An excellent newsletter will reflect well on your community.

--- May 2014 newsletter

Where to find NRVC publications online and how to submit article ideas

find NRVC publications online and how to submit article ideas Digital edition/online archives/submissions NRVC news Archives While news is now posted on the homepage, archived editions of the former newsletter

--- About HORIZON

2025 Talk it up Tuesdays

2025 Talk it up Tuesdays NRVC Member meet-up "Talk it Up Tuesdays," are back in January 2025!

--- Fall & winter events
--- Spring & summer events

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Please vote on changes to NRVC Convocation

The revisions were publicized to all members in the August and September NRVC newsletters and can be accessed here.

--- 2020 Posts

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TIUT Reminders, and Lights! Camera! Action!

There are four sessions left of our 2025 Talk it Up Tuesdays series. These gatherings allow participants to learn together, encourage each other, and share ideas.

--- 2025 Posts

[ Sr. Dina Bato S.P., Director of Membership ]  

Nominate outstanding vocation ministers

Nominations must be submitted by August 1 for the NRVC Recognition Award. This award honors members of NRVC (for at least three years) who have made an outstanding contribution to vocation ministry.

--- July 2018 newsletter

Membership Benefits & Fees

Publications: an annual subscription to the highly respected HORIZON quarterly journal, the only English-language professional vocation journal in the Church; Focus on Vocation Ministry, an online monthly newsletter

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Thank you outgoing member area coordinators

The August newsletter will announce our newly elected member area coordinators.

--- News

National Office Closed

National Office Closed September 1, 2025 Federal holiday

--- Calendar (Note: Only first 10 events will display on Splash Page)

NRVC continues during COVID-19 shutdown

April meeting by Zoom, doing long-term planning for the organization, preparing for the study release, updating plans for the convocation, and electing three new members who will begin their terms in August

--- April 2020 newsletter

News of our collaborators

Louis, July 31-August 3.

--- July 2018 newsletter

World Youth Day

NRVC and VISION will be posting social media updates during the event and will share a World Youth Day report in the August newsletter.

--- July 2016 newsletter

Do you know a young adult for our livestream panel at Convocation?

August 1 is application deadline Deacon Pedro Guevara- Mann NRVC is still accepting candidate applications for our young-adult livestream panel discussion at our convocation

--- July 2016 newsletter

HORIZON and VISION win 12 awards

honored by the Catholic Press Association and Associated Church Press in several editorial categories, including best special interest magazine, regular column, reporting on vocations, guest commentary, e-newsletter

--- July 2018 newsletter

VISION is your resource

The print edition, out August 1, will do justice to this important year of the vocation-youth synod. NRVC urges you to: Order copies. 

--- June 2018 newsletter

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Talking with video

In addition many groups now use short films on websites, in e-newsletters, etc.

--- 2018 HORIZON No. 1 Winter -- Talking with young people
--- Popular Media
--- Communications

[ Carol Schuck Scheiber ]  

Nominate an outstanding vocation minister or initiative

Nominate an outstanding vocation minister or initiative The NRVC welcomes nominations until August 1 for two awards to be given at the convocation this November.

--- News

Benefactors ask for prayers

So that members and benefactors can mutually support one another, these prayer requests are now being published on nrvc.net and will appear occasionally in this newsletter.

--- November 2015 newsletter

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How it all began

The first NRVC newsletter, long before the days of e-newsletters. Over time it became clear that only one religious vocation conference was needed.

--- History of Religious Life
--- History of religious life, NRVC
--- 2013 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- 25 years in the vineyard of the Lord

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Connecting Leadership with the NRVC

July 26-August 1, Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM), Sister Debbie will present a workshop on the Role of Leadership in Vocation Ministry with Brother Mark Motz, S.M. and Fr.

--- 2024 Posts

[ Sister Deborah M. Borneman SS.C.M., Director of Mission Integration ]  

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Go pro: work effectively with a communications staff

If you ask most communicators, they will tell you that they are a jack-of-all-trades operation: writer, editor, copy shop, greeting card design department, newsletter publisher, special event planner,

--- 2008 HORIZON No. 2 -- Communications
--- Advertising & Media
--- Communications

[ Jean Dennison ]  

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Updates

Behavioral Assessment 2       October 5-6, 2021 Behavioral Assessment 1       October 8-10, 2021 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors       October 12-16, 2021  Navigating Uncertainty with

--- 2021 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Communal and personal wellness

Know a great vocation minister?

broad impact on vocation ministry Develops innovative and creative approaches to vocation ministry Contact Brother Paul Bednarczyk, CSC at bpaulbcsc@nrvc.net for the recommendation form, which is due August 1

--- June 2014 newsletter

Order your VISION copies

Order your copies of VISION 2015 today.

--- July 2014 newsletter

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Updates

Updates Our Fall 2023 workshops will take place online. Photo by headway, Unsplash.

--- 2023 HORIZON No. 3 Summer--Synodality and collaboration

Ministry openings

The administrative support includes handling correspondence, maintaining financial and other records, processing payments and receipts, coordinating registrations, and updating the website and e-newsletter

--- February 2016 newsletter

HORIZON Summer edition

HORIZON Summer edition "Moving foward in hope" talks published The Summer edition of HORIZON, which mails August 1, will carry the keynote presentations from the "Men Religious Moving Forward in Hope"

--- August 2014 newsletter

NRVC collaborator events and resources

Call the RFC national office for an application packet: 202-827-4562.  

--- April 2016 Newsletter

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What are the best practices for “Come and See” events?

NRVC-CARA study of new members  Involving others in the community Most vocation directors communicated news of an upcoming discernment event by e-mail blasts to members, information in the community’s newsletter

--- Program Outlines
--- 2011 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Charism and vocation ministry
--- Program outlines

[ Joel Schorn ]  

Membership Benefits & Fees

Publications: an annual subscription to the highly respected HORIZON quarterly journal, the only English-language professional vocation journal in the Church; Focus on Vocation Ministry, an online monthly newsletter

--- Membership Services, Benefits & Fees

Recommendations sought

NRVC is encouraging members to submit by August 1 recommendations for the NRVC Recognition Award.

--- July 2014 newsletter

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Updates

Forthcoming editions of HORIZON will contain articles on the connection between vocation ministry and the New Evangelization, and the NRVC newsletter has initiated an “idea of the month” section on the

--- 2012 HORIZON No. 4 Fall -- Value of religious life, Nine ways to thrive

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Updates

Vocation ministers and other religious around the world have been able to share faith and hope with young people and discerners using electronic platforms such as blogs, Facebook, video-sharing, e-mails, e-newsletters

--- 2020 HORIZON No. 2 Spring — New members have abundant hope

NRVC collaborator events and resources

Avanti, the Italian word for “forward,” was a central focus in the address delivered by LCWR president Sister Sharon Holland, I.H.M. at the 2015 LCWR assembly. Avanti!

--- March 2016 Newsletter